Combination desk and filing-cabinet.



L W. HARRIS.- COMBINATION DESKAND Fi-LiNG CABINET.

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APPUCATION FILED FEB. II. 1911.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.-

JOSHUA W. HARRIS, 0F TOWSON, REARYLANB'.

COMBINATION DES K AND FILING-CABINET.

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Application filed February 11, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosHUA W. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Towson, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Desks and Filing-Cabinets; and I do.

hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cabinets, and more particularly to that class generally known as filing cabinets. J An object of this invention is the provision of a cabinet comprising a series of hinged sections which, when folded, lie in superimposedrelation to each other, the lower of the sections being formed so as to produce a base or support for the cabinet, while the upper of the sections is constructed with the purpose in view of producing a desk top for the convenience of the user of the cabinet.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a cabinet comprising a series of hinged sections, each of which has located therein a plurality of pockets containing account books, said pockets being formed by connecting the opposite ends of the sections by a longitudinal partition, the upper edges of the ends of the said sections having rigidly secured thereto strips, the forward edges of which are beveled to produce knife edges, whereby the leaves of the account books can be severed, the said strips also serving to yieldingly rest against the upper sides of the account books and retain the leaves thereof against displacement when it desired to fold them against the backs of the said account books. i

A further object of this invention is the pr'ovision of a cabinet comprising a series of sectionscontaining a plurality of pockets,

in which are located account books, the said sections each being provided upon its forward edge with a guide for the reception of index cards, which may be readily adjusted and changed from one slide to the other to agree with the names on the account books located within the several sections.

' A still further object of this invention is to improve and simplify devices of this Specification of I'-'..etters Patent.

Patented. Nov. 2, 11913.55. Serial no. 608,074..

character, rendering them comparatively simple and. ine rpensive to manufacture, re: liable and eliicient in use, and readily operated.

With the above and other objects in view,

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cabinet, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through a portion thereof.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates generally my improved cabinet, whichconsists of a series of sections 2, said sections being hinged together at their rear edges, as at 3, and adapted to lie in superimposed relation to each other. The intermediate of these sections 2 consists of longitudinally extending bars 4, connected at their opposite ends by transverse bars 5, which are connected at a point substantially intermediate the ends thereof by a longitudinally extending partition (3, which separates the frame into a pair of compartments or pockets 7 and 8, the lower sides of which are closed by bottoms 9, which lie flush with the lower edges of the side and end bars 4 and 5.

Longitudinally extending retaining strips 10 are secured at their opposite terminals, as indicated by the numeral 11, to the opposite ends of the-pockets, adjacent the outer sides thereof, in such manner that they will lieit is desired to retain the leaves in the cabinet for reference.

The bottom 13 of the lowermost of the sections- 2 is formed slightly thicker than the before-mentioned bottoms 9 of the inter mediate sections, and is extended upon the opposite sides and ends thereof, for the pur-' pose of providing a base 14:, upon which the cabinet rests. This base 14 may be either placed upon a stand, table or the like, or

tained Within the pockets may be placed when in use.

A series of guides 16 are: secured to the front edges of the plurality of cards, upon which are located I letters corresponding to the letters on the the various names upon account books contained Within the pockets of the several sections. Qbviously these cards may be adjustechif desired, and removed from the guides to correspond 'With the account books. are secured to the.

A plurality of tabs 17 bottoms 9 and extend beyond the ends of' the account books,

for the purpose of pro= viding a means whereby .the same may be readily removed from the pockets.

From the foregoing disclosures, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be manifest that a cabinet of the nature described is provided for Which Will fulfil -all:-"of the necessary requirements of such a device.

Having thus fully described this invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure byiLetters vPatent is:

sections 2, and contain memes .,A filing cabinet of the character described comprising a plurality trays, hinges connecting the trays at their rearedges, each tray comprising a. rectangular frame, a bottom Within the fmme, a longitudinally extending partition secured centrally of the end Walls of the frame, said partition dividing the tray in two separate compartments, removing strips formed of flexible material secured to the bottom of each compartment, said strips'being spaced from each other, and extending along the bottonis and to the rear'walls of the compartments and thence upwardly 'beyondthe upper'dges of said rear Walls,account books Within the compartments, said account books lying side by side and positioned so that their longitudinal axe -l ie ,in direct alinement With the longitudinal axes of the removing strips and retaining strips extending longitudinally of the compartments adjacent their forward Walls and secured to the ends of the tray, said strips holding the account books against accidental displacement. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix in presence of two witnesses.

. JOSHUA W. HARRIS.

my signature Witnesses: v LI. D. YoAKLnr'; CHAS. C. RICHARDSON.

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